Learn Real Korean Slang

Learn Real Korean Slang for 인싸, 아싸, 존맛탱, 뇌피셜, 현타

As English has lots of slang, Korean also has lots and as a language, the slang are appeared and disappeared.

So I introduce recent Korean slangs.

1. 인싸(inssa), 아싸(assa)

인싸(in-ssa) is short for 'insider'. The insider means a person who is fashionable, extrovert, friendly. Simply it isn't the person like an outsider.
아싸(a-ssa) is the abbreviation of an outsider. As English dictionary says an outsider is a person who does not belong to a particular group.

And you can see or hear 핵인싸(hack in-ssa). 핵인싸(hack in-ssa) is 핵(hack) + 인싸(in-ssa). 핵(hack) means nuclear. It intends to give a word behind very strong feeling. And the feeling can be positive and negative. It's like 'as fuck'.
So 핵인싸(hack in-ssa) means very great 인싸(in-ssa).

And other use of 핵(hack) is 핵노잼(hack no-jam). 노잼(no-jam) means 'no funny', so 핵노잼(hack no-jam) means 'no funny as fuck'.

2. 존맛탱(jonmastaeng, jon-mat-taeng) or JMT

존맛탱 is kind of a shortened words but I'm not sure where it is from. Anyway, it means 'this is really taste as fuck'.

3. 뇌피셜(noepisyeol)

뇌피셜(neo-pi-syeol) has the meaning of official fact by someone-self. What it means that someone says something that he/she thinks the something is true and logical, but the thought is only from his/her brain. 뇌(neo) from 뇌피셜(noepisyeol) is a brain and 피셜(pi-syeol) means 'official'.

4. 현타(hyeonta), 현자 타임(hyeonja time)

현타(hyeonta) is an abbreviation of 현자 타임(hyeonja time). 현자(Hyeonja) means a wise man(sage), so if someone says 'I have 현자 타임(hyeonja time) or 현타(hyeonta).', it means like I'm like a wise man for now. And this expression comes from kind of sexual activities such as masturbation and being after sexual intercourse. When right after having sex, people usually have feeling or mood of calm or relaxed. So with that mood people may make a good decision like a wise man who is always calm and relaxed.
So when you have the urge of buying something that you cannot afford, and then you realize your situation and give up buying. That moment of the realization is called 현자타임.

119 & 112 Emergency Telephone Numbers of South Korea

119 and 112 are South Korean emergency telephone numbers. Such as emergency numbers around the world, this numbers are intended for use in emergency circumstances only, and using it for any other purpose can be a crime.

119 is for any disaster situation such as injury, fire, flood, landslide and etc. And if you use Korean cell phone, when you make a call for 119, they can trace your location for the emergency purpose. And they will show up to rescue and solve the situation.

112 is for any crime situation such as theft, assault, verbal abuse, trespassing and etc. When you call 112, you need to tell them where you are or where the crime happens at for fast response. The police will come as soon as possible if you call 112 anyway.

And here's a tip for Korean life. Actually 119 and 112 are almost the same. The emergency calling systems are integrated, so 119 can be connected 112 and 112 can be connected 119. But I recommend you to call 119 because as I mentioned they can have your location information from your call.

Yongkkaseu(Pork cutlet) for lunch at Mapo, Seoul

One of the most serious problem of office workers is to decide what to have for lunch.

For people who are near Mapo subway station, I suggest Yongkkaseu(용까쓰) restaurant.

You can find the Yongkkaseu just in front of the Samsung Plaza.

Anyway Yongkkaseu means dragon(Yong) and kkaseu from Donkkaseu(pork cutlet).

You can see Samsung Plaza(삼성프라자)

It has been opened for about over one year here.

And I think this place is a little pricy for lunch but they provide reasonable quality of Japanese style Donkkaseu, therefore it's a good choice sometimes.

Let's look at the menu.

Yongkkaseu Menu & Price

As you can see the photo above, their menu consists single cutlet menu, Udon noodle set menu and Buckwheat(Momil) noodle set menu.

And there is 용까스(Yongkkaseu) menu which has pork and fish cutlets, so you can eat two kinds of a cutlet.

There are three sauces: Worcester sauce, mustard sauce and ponzu sauce. You can eat the kkaseu in three difference tastes with these sauces.

The redish meat is tenderloin kkaseu and the other is fish kkaseu. They are both crispy and a little bit oily. For fish cutlet, there is tartar sauce and it is really good with because it remove oily fish taste.

Location: 8 Dohwa-gil, Dohwa-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Korean Version of this post: [맛집]마포역맛집 직장인 점심은 용까스

[DIY]Daesung Celtic Gas Boiler Room Controller Replacement

[DIY]Daesung Celtic Gas Boiler Room Controller Replacement

Daesung Celtic Gas Boiler is one of the products of the Korean boiler manufactures.

Its temperature controller(room controller) has two kind: Ondol type and Air temperature type.

What is Ondol?
Ondol is traditional Korean heating method that heat the floor and then the heated floor will increase air temperature also like a convection type heater. Actually Korean style boiler is basically following this method. But to control the temperature, there are two ways as the room controller is.

So, about room controller of Daesung Celtic Boiler. Ondol type room controller controls water temperature outputting from boiler. And Air temperature type room controller is checking room air temperature to maintain the air temperature.

And for me, it is not easy to use Ondol type room controller because I have not used and also it is kind of old. So I decided to replace the old one to the new one which has Air temperature controlling function.

My old room controller was 'DSR-110'. And I looked for compatible models to replace by asking its customer center.

Here's the list of the models below.

DSR-100 (not available)

DSR-120(not available), DSR-120B (not available, Back-light)

DSR-130 (not available)

DR-100 (Available, about 50,000 Won)

Not-available models are selling on second-handed shop.

BUT according to the sales policy of Daesung Celtic, it is not possible to sell 'new' room controller on the internet. So I had to go to the official dealer to buy the room controller(DR-100).

The picture below is the old one. It was very uncomfortable for me.

I bought the DR-100. Very simple.

To replace the old one, push it up to separate from the bracket that attached on the wall.

Then you can see two electric wires.

And just cut the wires carefully, be careful not to close the wires.

There are not + and -, it uses AC. Connect the wires to the controller like the picture below.

After the connecting job, check it out if it works right. Then join with the bracket.

This model:DR-100 supports two mode(Ondol and air-temperature). And you can change the mode simply by following the video below.

Link for Korean Version of the Post: [DIY]대성쎌틱 보일러 온도조절기(룸컨트롤러) 교체하기

Daegu Original Hyeonpung Park-soseon Halmaejib Gomtang, Menu & Price

Wonjo(Original) Hyeonpung Park-soseon Halmaejib Gomtang is one of the famous Gomtang restaurants in Daegu, South Korea.

The name is quite long, so let us translate it.
Wonjo means first-made(Original), many people use this word:Wonjo for naming things like this and it means there is hardly Wonjo stuff. And Hyeonpung is the name of its location, Park-soseon is the name of the founder. Halmaejib means Grandma's house. So its meaning is kind of original Gomtang made by Park-soseon at Hyeonpung.

Additionally GomTang(GomKuk) is one of the traditional Korean dishes and GomTang is a soup but it is more like beef stock(bone broth) made with some beef parts such as bones, and head.

Interior

The interior is typical Korean style restaurant. Nothing special.

They serves Gomtang and some side dishes. Taste good.

Actually because Gomtang is common Korean cuishin, it is always good to have.
And it is believed like stamina food. And the meat(beef) in the Gomtang is very smooth and odorless.

Menu & Price

The price is quite expensive. And lunch time, there are so many people so if you don't like to wait the queue, go there before lunch time(usually before 12 o'clock).

Business Card

Map and Address

Korean Version of this post: 대구본점 원조 현풍 박소선 할매집곰탕 솔직후기와 메뉴&가격

Address: 56-1, Hyeonpungjungang-ro, Hyeonpung-myeon, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, Republic of Korea

Phone: 053-615-1122

Visit to Bugaedong Children's Library in Incheon city

Nowadays when it's dusty in the air, I look for somewhere where my kid can have fun.

This time I went to Bugaedong children's library in Incheon, South Korea.

The library is a municipal facility operated by Bupyeong-gu, so it's free to use.

The library is 3rd and 4th floor and the entrance is on 3rd floor.

There is a air purifier and a water purifier. The air conditioner and the heater is always on against the weather. So it provides good environment for kid to read a book. 

<Toilet on 4th floor>

On 3rd floor, there is books for preschooler, and on 4th floor you can find books for elementary students and parents.
For parents there are books on topics such as economics, child care and creative work, so parents seemed to be able to spend time with their children while reading at the library.

<Introduce newly arrival books>

There is a thinking tree(생각 나무), unlike its name it's a place for breastfeeding and changing a diaper.

The computers are for registering membership(to borrow a book) and book searching.

And there is a room(see the photo above) where you can read books for your kid or kids.

And there is English books for kids also.

Information of Bugaedong Children's Library

Business hour
Weekdays: 09:00 ~ 18:00
Saturday & Sunday: 09:00 to 18:00

Closing day
Mondays, National holidays

Phone Number
032-505-1131

Address
166 Dongsu-ro, Bugae-dong, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, South Korea*Parking place is existed but parking is almost not possible.

Link: Korean Version of "Visit to Bugaedong Children's Library in Incheon city"

Introduce Korean Food: GomTang

GomTang(GomKuk) is one of the traditional Korean food and you can have gomtang everywhere.

GomTang is a soup but it is more like beef stock(bone broth) made with some beef parts such as bones, and head.

Although the recipe of GomTang is very simple, it is kind of hard to cook by yourself. Because it takes lots of time.

Let's have time for how to make GomTang.(Simplest one)

1. Put the brisket, ribs, ox tail, and(or) meat into water to remove blood. It takes hours.
2. Boil them for about 10 mins and then drain the water, rinse the bones to remove blood and boiling(simmering) again for about 5 hours.
3. While simmering, remove foam and oil that is from bones.
4. Season with salt and pepper just before eat.

As you can see above, its recipe is very simple but as I mention it take hours, so even Korean people usually do not cook GomTang at home. We go to the restaurant or buy ready-to-eat food from a mart.

And the liquid part of GomTang is very useful to cook Korean soups such as Kimchi soup, Korean miso soup and etc. Its use is like chicken stock's.

And the broth can be frozen and stored so many people do.

GomTang is believed that it is stamina food, however belief is very old-fashioned. In the point of the nutrition, GomTang is quite high calorie food and we eat the Gomtang with cooked rice. The rice makes GomTang higher calorie.

Korean banks SWIFT Code/BIC collection

When you transfer foriegn money to the account that is in other country, you need to know the bank SWIFT code.

SWIFT is short for 'Socity for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication'. SWIFT code is simply address for banks' network such as WWW(World Wide Web).

So, here is the banks' English names and SWIFT codes of Korean banks.

Bank Name(Korean): KB국민은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: CZNBKRSE
Bank Name(English): KOOKMIN BANK
Bank Address: #26, Gukjegeumyung-ro 8-gil, Yeoungdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea

Bank Name(Korean): KEB하나은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: KOEXKRSE
Bank Name(English): KEB HANA BANK
Bank Address: KEB HANA BANK, HEAD OFFICE, EULJIRO, JUNG-GU35, SEOUL, KOREA

Bank Name(Korean): NH농협은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: NACFKRSE
Bank Name(English): Nonghyup Bank
Bank Address: 120, TONGILRO, JUNG-GU, SEOUL, KOREA

Bank Name(Korean): 우리은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: HVBKKRSE
Bank Name(English): Wooribank
Bank Address: 1585 Sangam-dong, mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea

Bank Name(Korean): 신한은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: SHBKKRSE
Bank Name(English): SHINHAN BANK
Bank Address: 20, SEJONG-DAERO 9-GIL, JUNG-GU, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

Bank Name(Korean): IBK기업은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: IBKOKRSE
Bank Name(English): INDUSTRIAL BANK OF KOREA
Bank Address: 50, ULCHIRO 2-GA, CHUNG-GU,SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

Bank Name(Korean): 한국씨티은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: CITIKRSX
Bank Name(English): Citibank Korea Inc
Bank Address: 24 Cheonggyecheon-ro Jung-gu Seoul Korea

Bank Name(Korean): SC제일은행

SWIFT CO DE/BIC: SCBLKRSE
Bank Name(English): Standard Chartered First Bank Korea
Bank Address: 47, Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea

Bank Name(Korean): 부산은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: PUSBKR2P
Bank Name(English): BUSAN BANK
Bank Address: 30 MUNHYEONGEUMYUNG-RO, NAM-GU, BUSAN, KOREA

Bank Name(Korean): 경남은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: KYNAKR22
Bank Name(English): Kyongnam Bank
Bank Address: 642, 3·15-daero, MasanHoewon-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea

Bank Name(Korean): DGB대구은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: DAEBKR22
Bank Name(English): Daegu Bank
Bank Address: 111, OKSAN-RO (CHILSEONG-DONG 2-GA), BUK-GU, DAEGU, 41593, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Bank Name(Korean): 광주은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: KWABKRSE
Bank Name(English): Kwangju Bank
Bank Address: 225 Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju, S.Korea

Bank Name(Korean): SH수협은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: NFFCKRSE
Bank Name(English): National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives
Bank Address: 11-6 Sincheon-dong Songpa-gu Seoul S.KOREA

* Reference date: November 11, 2016

If the SWIFT code field is 8 digits, enter the code above.
If it requires 9 ~ 11 seats, then give XXX or blank at the end.

There is a reference date that I summarized SWIFT codes above.
The SWIFT code of a bank is not easily changed, but it may be changed depending on whether the bank is merged or the bank name is changed.

If you have a large transaction of money, we highly recommend that you check it again through the bank's official website or bank customer center.

Korean Version of this post: 외환 송금을 위한 은행별 스위프트(SWIFT) 코드 정리